Adam Sandler starts shooting movie in Brockton

Nine-year-old Kaylin Sampson waited eagerly in the hot sun outside Temple Beth Emunah on Torrey Street to get a glimpse of the famous actor. But minutes later, Adam Sandler’s production crew asked Sampson and about a dozen onlookers to get off the private property and onto the public sidewalk.

Around downtown Thursday, signs of the film crews could be seen – from the large blue cranes behind the courthouse to the private trailers next to Rockland Trust Bank on Belmont Street. Bright yellow signs hung on utility poles downtown, directing crews to various locations.

“It’s good. It puts Brockton on the map,” said Rick Garfield, 41, of Brockton, as he sat on a bench inside a second-floor hallway of the courthouse, several feet from a courtroom where crews were preparing to film.

Sandler began filming inside the temple early Thursday afternoon. A dinner for crew members and extras was planned later Thursday at the Boys & Girls Club of Brockton on Warren Avenue, close to the courthouse on Belmont Street.

Jay Miller, acting director of the Boys & Girls Club of Brockton, said the production company donated an undisclosed amount to the club to use the gymnasium on Thursday.

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“This is a great opportunity for the community,” Miller said. “It actually shows our kids that we’re community-minded. In turn, that helps them out.”